Scripture engagement leads to knowing God—and lives changed forever. Now more than ever, Americans need to know God’s Word and the hope we have in its transformative message. The State of the Bible is a yearly, in-depth study, asking Americans their opinions and practices relating to the Bible, all made possible by generous supporters like you.
These Bible insights can provide critical information and give you direction for your Biblical ministry to help better serve the needs of people in your community.
“The Bible helped bring me back alive”
Joe* served during the Vietnam War as a United States Marine Corps sniper from 1966 to 1968. It was important to Joe that he had a Bible during his service. “The Bible helped bring me back alive,” he says. While Joe returned home from the war physically intact, he was mentally traumatized. “One night I woke up and threw my…
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“It means a lot to me to have my own first Bible.”
Sushil* grew up in a remote part of Suriname near the border of French Guiana, where he lived in a shanty made of branches and leaves. But at one point, his parents left him behind to find better work elsewhere.Being separated from his dad and mom was heartbreaking, and Sushil was sent to live with his grandmother. When there were…
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“I had an empty space in my heart.”
No one wanted Camila* . . . at least that’s what the poor child thought.Abandoned by her mother at a hospital in Bolivia, Camila had nowhere to go but an orphanage. She grew up surrounded by children and plenty of people but felt very much alone.When the young girl was old enough to learn why she was in the orphanage,…
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Forgotten, Flooded, Found
Picture: a woman named Aurelia, raised on rainwater and the promise of better. But things get worse and worse over a few short years: The river bursts its banks. Her home washes away, the mud walls dissolving in the downpour. The lands her community has worked for years are as devastated as its farmers. The sheep that yielded good wool…
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Bringing the First Bible to the Cho Chin People of Myanmar
For more than half a century, the Cho Chin (or Mindat Chin) people of Myanmar have been waiting for a Bible in their language. So when the Cho Bible was finally completed last May, there was a jubilant celebration. The day after the launch, Cho Chin people and the Bible Society gave thanks to God for His Word by hiking…
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Can the Bible bring healing?
When in deep distress, people often conclude that God has abandoned them, is punishing them, or doesn’t exist. Bible-based trauma healing exists to help people express their pain and connect to God. Adaptations of the ministry are helping children, teens, disaster victims, and prisoners. Story-based oral versions are speaking truth in communities with low literacy. Bible-based trauma healing radio and…
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